Sanitary dispensing measure



July 29, 1924. 1,502,992

c. w. LANPHERE SANITARY DI'SPENSING MEASURE Filed July 1, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 l c. w. LANPHERE SANITARY DISPENSING MEASURE July 29 Filed July 1, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July 29, 192

iscaesiz earns-r caries- CLIVE W. LANPHERE', OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SANITARY DISPENSING MEASURE.

Application filed July 1, 1922-. Serial No. 572,120.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLIVE WV. LANIHERLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, county of Kings and State ofidew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sanitary Dispensing Measures, fully described and represent-ed in the following specification and the accompany ing drawings, forming a part of the same.

The present invention relates to maga zine for holding granular materials, and dispensing or delivering a certain charge therefrom. wheneverdesired, and it is designed especially for serving granulated sugar in cafeterias or similar resorts, Where it is unsanitary to expose any of the sugar except the portion used, or have diiierent people dip their spoons into it.

In the present device, the magazine is provided with a vertical cylindrical socket in which. a measuring spindle is fitted mov" ably, and formed with a notch or pocket upon its side, which may be turned toward the material in. the magazine to fill the pocket, and then turned toward an outlet upon the. socket where the material is discharged through a spout or chute to any receptacle.

The magazineis furnished with a loose cover to protect its contents and to hold the agitator and spindle in place, and each measuring spindle is of cylindrical form so as to project through the apertures in the cover to be readily rotated by. the fingers, and also to be grasped without difficulty, so as to be freely removed. from the socket for cleansing, after the loose cover is removed.

A plurality of spindles and spouts may be provided, and located upon different sides of the magazine, so as to be used simultaneously by persons at diiierent sides of the device. The pockets in the spindles may have different capacities so as to discharge different measures of the material.

The magazine of. the apparatus may be made torest upon the table where it is used, or small enough to hold in the hand, like a salt-shaker, but delivering a measured charge of thematerial. Such hand measuring device would. preferablyhave a single measuring spindle to measure the material, and a single spout to deliver the measured charge.

The invention. embraces various constructive features which will be understood by reference to the annexed drawing, in which Figl is a vertical central section of the apparatus; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on line 22 in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a top-view of the cover; and Fig. at is a side View of one of the transfer spindles. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the apparatus having four spouts; Fig. 6 is a sideyview of the measuring device with. one spindle; Fig. 7 is a central vertical section of the form shown in Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a horizontal section on the line 88, Fig. 7 and Fig. 9 is a horizontal section of the socket and spindle taken on line wrc in Fig. 7.

The construction with a plurality of spindles will be first described The body a is a cylinder containing the magazlne b and four sockets h in which measuringspindles d, c, f and g" are fittedto be turned by the fingers. Each spindle is formed with notch or pocket i in. one side with slope j at the bottom to empty the pocket freely.

A spout is extended radially from the bottom of each socket, and an outlet isfextended from each socket to the adjoining spout, but the slope j uponthe bottom of the pocket discharges the contents of the pocket independently of the spout, which is serviceable only to carry the contents of the pocket away from theoutlet, if desired.

The body is supported upon a foot or base 8 which holds the spouts a suitable elevation to set the cup or otherreceptacle beneath a spout when drawing the material from the magazine. A removable cover 0 having a knob 0g is fitted to the top of the magazine, and the spindles project through the cover to be turned by hand. Handles t are. provided for moving the apparatus at pleasure.

The inlet and outlet at the bottom of each socket are so proportioned that they close the mouth of the pocket when the spindle is turning from the inlet to the outlet, to

prevent any leakage of the material.

The pockets maybe of different capacities to deliver diiierent measures of sugar, as

shown in the spindles at the right and left sides of Fig. 1. p f

To secure the requisite limited rotation of the spindles,.a shoulder m is formed upon the top of each socket at itsopposite' sides,

and a lug Z is projected from the side of each spindle to contact with the shoulder when the pocket is opposite the inlet or outlet.

To ensure the free flow of the material into the pockets, a stirrer or agitator 7) is mounted in the center of the magazine, and its shank n extended through. a bearing a in the cover 0 to be turned by the fingers whenever it is necessary. The arms p project from their shank at the level of the pockets so as to break up or loosen any ma terial that becomes agglomerated in the vicinity of the inlets.

With such construction, the arms of the agitator sweep by the pocket. upon each of the spindles when the stirrer is rotated, thus serving the same purpose to all of the spindles.

A cone 8 is extended up from the base of the body within the bottom of the magazine, to direct the material toward the inlets of the sockets, and thus fill the pockets Z promptly. The cone has a step 0 for the stirrer-shank 41.

Such an apparatus may be stationed in the center of the table, and the various spouts furnish a means of obtaining a charge of material from any side of the magazine.

The measuring device to hold in the hand is shown in Figs. 6 to 9 inclusive, the de vice having a single socket a in one side of the hand-magazine 'v with a measuring spindle w inserted therein and provided with a pocket y near its upper end. An outlet y is shown in the outer side of the socket and a spout 2 2 extended therefrom.

An inlet u is formed in the side of the socket at the level of the pocket y, and the apparatus is used by inverting it when the pocket is turned toward the inlet a, the inversion then throwing the sugar or other material into the inlet and pocket so that the pocket may deliver a charge of material by the turning of the spindle, which turning is effected while the magazine is inverted, and the material thus discharged to any receptacle through the spout 7 The shoulders m are formed upon the socket near its bottom end and a lug Z projected from the spindle to engage the shoulder when the pocket is turned to the inlet or outlet.

Such a magazine and its attachments may be made of pressed glass and the bottom is shown provided with a removable cap a, by which means the magazine may be replenished when required.

By this apparatus the exposure of the material is wholly avoided, and the contents are discharged in measured portions so as to limit the excessive use of the material. 1

I am aware that measuring devices have been constructed to deliver a charge of material at each actuation, and my invention does not consist merely of such a combina tion, but of the various features shown and claimed, which greatly facilitate the con struction and operation of the device.

Having thus set forth the nature of the invention what is claimed herein is:

1. A dispenser for granular materials comprising a magazine having a top and a bottom, a cylindrical socket disposed between the top and bottom and at one side of said magazine, said socket having inlet and outlet openings, a measuring spindle within said socket and having a measuring pocket cooperating with said openings, upon rotation of said spindle, to receive and deliver granular material, and means for limiting the rotation of said spindle.

2. A dispenser for granular materials comprising a magazine having a removable top and a bottom, a socket disposed between the top and bottom and at one side of said magazine, said socket having inlet and out let openings, a measuring spindle loosely fitting within said socket and having a measuring pocket cooperating with said openings, upon rotation of said spindle, to receive and deliver granular materials, and means for limiting the rotation of said spindle.

3. A dispenser for granular materials comprising a magazine having a top and a bottom, a cylindrical socket disposed between the top and bottom of said magazine and located at one side thereof, said socket having inlet and outlet openings, a measuring spindle within said socket and having a measuring pocket adapted to be brought into registry with said openings to receive and deliver granular material, said spindle being vertically disposed in said magazine and having a portion thereof extending through the cover whereby the spindle may be rotated.

4. A dispenser for granular materials comprising magazine having a top and a bottom, a socket disposed between the top and bottom and at one side of said magazine, said socket having inlet and outlet openings, a measuring spindle loosely fit-ting within said socket and having a measuring pocket cooperating with said openings, upon rotation of said spindle, to receive and deliver granular material, said spindle having a portion extending through said top whereby the same may be rotated, and means for limiting the rotation of said spindle.

5. A dispenser for granular materials comprising a magazine having a top and a bottom,- a cylindrical socket disposed between the top and bottom of said magazine and having inlet and outlet openings, a measuring spindle disposed in said socket and having a measuring pocket adapted to be brought into registry with said openings to receive and deliver granular material, said spindle and socket having cooperating means for limiting the rotation of said spindle.

6. A dispenser for granular materials comprising a magazine having a top and a bottom, a socket within said magazine disposed between the top and bottom thereof and having inlet and outlet openings, a measuring spindle loosely fitting Within said socket and having a measuring pocket adapted to be brought into registry with said openings to receive and deliver granular material, means for limiting the rotation of said spindle, said top of the magazine cooperating with said means to prevent withdrawal of said spindle from the magazine.

7. A dispenser for granular materials comprising a magazine having a top and a bottom, a spindle rotatably mounted in said magazine and having a measuring pocket adapted to receive granular material from said magazine when disposed in one position and to discharge said material when dis posed in another position means in said magazine for permitting discharge of said granular material from said measuring pocket, and means engaging the side of said spindle adjacent the measuring pocket to prevent the granular material within said magazine from flowing through said first mentioned means during rotation of said spindle.

8. A dispenser. for. granular materials comprising a magazine having a top and a bottom, a discharge opening in said magazine, a spindle rotatably mounted in said magazine and having a measuring pocket adapted to receive granular material from said magazine when disposed in one position and to dischargev said material when disposed adjacent said discharge opening, and means engaging the side of said spindle adjacent the measuring aocket to prevent the material within saic magazine from flowing through said discharge opening during rotation of said spindle.

9. A dispenser for granular materials having a base with a magazine thereon, a plurality of cylindrical sockets upon the body of the magazine upon different sides of the same, a cylindrical measuring spindle rotatable in each socket having a pocket to receive and deliver the material. and a cover fitted to close the top of the magazine and provided with perforations corresponding to each of the spindles for the projection of the same to be turned by the fingers.

10. A dispenser for granular materials having a vertical magazine with a plurality of cylindrical sockets upon the body of the magazine upon different sides of the same, a cylindrical measuring spindle rotatable in each socket and havinga pocket to receive and deliver the material, a cover fitted to close the top of the magazine and provided with perforations corresponding to each of the spindles for the projection of the same, and a central perforation for the bearing of a stirrer, a shank journaled at the bottom of the magazine and projected through the bearing in the cover and arms upon the shank to sweep past each of the pockets when turned to receive a charge.

11. A dispenser for granular materials, having a magazine with a plurality of cylindrical sockets having inlets and outlets at the bottom, a spout extended from each of the outlets, and measuring spindles rotatable in said sockets provided with pockets of difi'erent capacities, so thatthe turning of the spindles delivers charges of different volume.

12. A dispenser for granular materials having a magazine with a socket extending from the lower to the upper part of the magazine, said socket having an inlet passage communicating with the magazine at its side and an outlet passage communicating with the exterior, and a spindle with a clearance between it and its socket, said spindle having a pocket that may be aligned with either the inlet or the outlet passages to receive and deliver granular material.

13. A dispensing device for granular materials comprising a magazine having a socket provided with inlet and outlet openings, a measuring spindle rotatably fitted in said socket and having a pocket shift-able, upon rotation of the spindle, from the inlet opening to the outlet opening, a removable cover for the magazine having an opening through which the upper end of'the spindle extends, and locking means loosely engaging the spindle and preventing its withdrawal through the opening in the cover.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

oLIvE W. LANPHERE. 

